Smartphones can be compromised by Charging Stations


A Demonstration made at Defcon Hacking conference, States that Smartphones like Windows, Android and Apple devicescan be compromissed  by unassuming power charging towers.
Many jailbroken and modified devices activated USB functions when  they were plugged in, or simply rebooted
Researchers found many jailbroken and modified devices activated USB functions when they were plugged in, or simply rebooted."
That gave security researchers Brian Markus, Joseph Mlodzianowski and Robert Rowley the access they needed to pull data, though they instead served victims with a warning.
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